Jackson Jumper has owned a beach house for the last 20 years. In 2019, a hurricane destroyed

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Jackson Jumper has owned a beach house for the last 20 years. In 2019, a hurricane destroyed his beach house and the beach was determined to be a federally declared disaster area. His adjusted basis in the house was $200,000 but the FMV was $270,000 because of the resort areas developing around his property. The house was insured for only

$170,000. What is Jackson’s casualty and theft loss for the year assuming a $100,000 adjusted gross income?

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CCH Federal Taxation Basic Principles 2020

ISBN: 9780808051787

2020 Edition

Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback

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